World Delirium Awareness Day 2025
Article submitted by the Regional Geriatric Program of Southwestern Ontario In honour of World Delirium Awareness Day which occurs ...
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PGLO Continues to Advance a Shared Vision for Aging Care in Ontario Through Partnerships and Engagement
This December wraps up with enthusiasm as the dedicated PGLO team continued to work hard to raise awareness of the ...
New Clinical Guidelines for Older Adult Care
The Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health has recently launched two 1st of their kind clinical guidelines for practice with ...
Sparking Collectively Leveraged Action for Older Adult Care in Ontario
The Behavioural Supports Ontario Provincial Coordinating Office and Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario co-hosted a powerful event on February 21st in ...
World Delirium Awareness Day – March 13, 2024
World Delirium Awareness Day is an annual event that is held to raise awareness about delirium and its impact on ...
New resources from the Osteoporosis Strategy: Plan ahead for a New Year without falls
Make this year your year to avoid falls Falls are the number one reason for injury-related death, hospitalization and emergency ...
More than 1.1 million Ontario older adults may be living with frailty by 2040
PGLO has updated their publication “Frailty Estimates by Census Division and Ontario Health Regions” which is now posted at https://geriatricsontario.ca/resources/frailty-estimates-by-census-division-and-ontario-health-region/. These ...
New emergency preparedness guide for older adults released
The National Institute on Ageing (NIA) at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Canadian Red Cross, have announced new emergency preparedness ...
Celebrating the leadership and resilience of Ontario’s Older Adults
May 23, 2022 First launched on October 1, 2021 International Day of Older Persons, Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario (PGLO) continues ...
New Rehab Framework For Older Adults
Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario and the Rehabilitative Care Alliance have released a new best practice framework to guide rehabilitative care ...
New Practice Guide Aims to Improve the Acute Care Experience for Older Adults
November 5, 2021 Developed in collaboration with Ontario Health, the Ontario Hospital Association, Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario (PGLO), the Rehabilitative ...
Engaging Older Adults and Setting the Direction of PGLO – the Older Adult and Care Partner Advisory Council
Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario (PGLO) has established an Older Adult and Care Partner Advisory Council (OACPAC). This new Council aims ...
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Rooted in Care – Growing in Influence: 2025 Nurse-Led Outreach Team Virtual Conference
June 19, 2025
On Jun 19, 2025, Join Ontario's Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses and other partners working in Nurse-Led Outreach Teams (NLOTs) and in Long-Term Care for the 2025 NLOT Virtual Conference
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Models and Examples of Integrated Community Geriatric Teams (Part 2): Webinar
June 10, 2025
Join the second of a two-part series and colleagues working in integrated primary care and geriatric models in Community Health Centres as they showcase examples and approaches. Examples from different Ontario Health regions will be presented. Presentations will be followed by an interactive discussion with participants to co-imagine future possibilities for integrated primary care and geriatric practice to better support an aging population.
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Transforming Urgency into Opportunity – Ontario GEM Conference 2025
May 15, 2025
On May 15, 2025, join Geriatric Emergency Management Nurses and other members of the Emergency Department Interprofessional Team from across Ontario for a virtual day of learning and networking.